Auchinstarry, fun day on Forth and Clyde canal.
CANAL AREA 2
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Auchinstarry, fun day on Forth and Clyde canal.
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The Lade entering the Forth and Clyde canal at Craigmarloch.
Dux Medallist Kilsyth Academy
Alex Patrick1964
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Craigmarloch, looking towards Banknock.
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Auchinstarry, Gipsy Princess.
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Fun day, Forth and Clyde canal.
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Craigmarloch.
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From the site of theRoman Wall looking east over
the Forth and Clyde canal and towards Falkirk.
Dux Medallist Kilsyth Academy
Peter Langhorne 1974
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Gipsy Princess, Forth and Clyde canal. Auchinstarry.
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Forth and Clyde canal.
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From the site of the Roman Wall, looking east towards Camelon
and Falkirk. Craigmarloch and Forth and Clyde canal centre of
print.
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Fun day, Forth and Clyde canal, Auchinstarry.
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Craigmarloch, iron age fort skyline slightly right of centre,
extreme left the old stable building used by the Forth and Clyde
canal company to house the horses that pulled the boats along the
tow path.
Dux Medallist Kilsyth Academy
David Taylor1961
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From the site of the Roman Wall looking across
the Clyde Valley to Kilsyth, skyline Kilsyth Hills.
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Forth and Clyde canal, Craigmarloch.
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Craigmarloch.
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Near Auchinstarry. When I visited this swan who I had been
watching over a number of months while she was sitting on her
eggs, one particular day when I passed, all of her eggs had
hatched bar one. As you know the mother sits on the nest for
weeks on end and is in need of nourishment, this can affect their
wings and feathers, when she realises that the egg is sterile,
she breaks it and eats it. As mentioned I had saw her with her
three cygnets a few days previous and on this occasion I had
great fear that she had lost all three survivors but I stayed
awhile and watched her. Glad I did. The three missing cygnets
were tucked under her wings.
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This is a race which takes place on the canal from
Kirkintilloch to Grangemouth. Lots of teams take part in this
including the Territorial Army and charitable organisations,
raising funds. The print was taken between Twechar and
Auchinstarry.
Dux Medallist Kilsyth Academy
Colin Butler1973
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Craigmarloch.
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Craigmarloch.
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Forth and Clyde canal.
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Auchinstarry, Forth and Clyde canal.
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Craigmarloch bridge, on the right hand side of bridge the road
takes you to the village of Dullatur, the opposite side of the
bridge takes you down through the old Coach Road to Kilsyth.
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Fun Day, Auchinstarry.
Dux Medallist Kilsyth Academy
Edna Horn1939
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Auchinstarry, food patrol.
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Forth and Clyde canal workers during off duty hours.
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Forth and Clyde canal, between Twechar and Kirkintilloch.
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Forth and Clyde canal between Auchinstarry and the village of
Twechar. The mother swan in centre of print leads her young
cygnets to safety as the male swan defends their territory
against an intruder. Normally this is not a serious condition as
the birds confront each other enlarging their mass in order to
appear much larger than they are. It is in some ways like the
notes of music, the birds in unison move in all directions. I
have seldom saw any serious territorial fights, most often one of
the birds turn and swim off.
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From the Dullatur Road just beneath the village looking
towards the
Forth and Clyde canal and the village of Banton on the hillside
left of print.
Head Teacher Greenfaulds High
Cumbernauld Mr David S. C. Arthur
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Craigmarloch.
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Craigmarloch. The hillside and trees skyline is near the line
of the Roman Wall. We are looking east towards Falkirk.
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Iron age fort, the trees skyline. The Lade running into the
Forth and Clyde canal. The road in the print is the old Coach
Road leading from Kilsyth crossing the Forth and Clyde canal
towards the village of Dullatur, this particular point at
Craigmarloch was one of the recreational points on the Forth and
Clyde canal with a tearoom and dance hall which was visited by
the many day trippers from the city of Glasgow on the Gipsy Queen.
The leader of the group who entertained the passengers was a man
by the name of Tony Capaldi.
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Auchinstarry. Taken from the Forth and Clyde canal road
bridge which will be removed before the end of the year 2000.
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The Devils Elbow.
Dux Medallist Kilsyth Academy
Liam Hamilton1976
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Craigmarloch, a summers day.
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The Forth and Clyde canal at Auchinstarry, preparation work
for the construction of the new bypass road and bridge, this will
accommodate and open up the canal from east to west when these
bridges at Kirkintilloch, Twechar, Auchinstarry and Coneypark,
Banknock, are completed.
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Upgrading Forth and Clyde canal, Auchinstarry.
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Upgrading work, Auchinstarry.
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The ruined stable at Craigmarloch. There is a few of these
buildings along the line of the Forth and Clyde canal, one in
particular which is in reasonably good condition is the one
between Kirkintilloch and Twechar. From time to time
organisations have tried to buy these buildings and convert them
for recreational purposes, thankfully this has failed but now
with the upgrading of the canal, there is a possibility of
constructive moves to have these old historical buildings
renovated into a positive venture which will benefit visitors and
locals alike.
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Draining the canal at Auchinstarry in preparation for new road
bridge.
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The hills on skyline is the line of the old Roman fort beneath
which rungs the Forth and Clyde canal, the work being carried out
in the print is the diversion of the River Kelvin in order to lay
a heavy concrete tunnel which will run under the new road
construction why bypasses the village of Auchinstarry.
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River Kelvin.
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Forth and Clyde canal at Auchinstarry.
Dux Medallist Kilsyth Academy
Marie Laidlaw1976
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This is a shell of what was to become the Gipsy Princess, it
is I believe, the first time the boat was used on the Forth and
Clyde canal. They took the boat to the road bridge at
Auchinstarry which even without being completed, could not go
through the bridge.
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Gipsy Princess tied up at Auchinstarry.
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Between Craigmarloch and Wyndford.
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Trips on the Forth and Clyde canal, the Gipsy Princess.
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Auchinstarry Quarry which is now used for recreation rock
climbing.
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Craigmarloch.
Dux Medallist Kilsyth Academy
William Lancaster1938
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Auchinstarry.
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Auchinstarry, Open Day, Forth and Clyde canal.
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